Historic Ellicott City, MD

[jmd41280]

Ellicott City, the seat of Howard County, was founded in 1772. It is located on the Patapsco River, just to the west of Baltimore. Its business district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellicott_City,_Maryland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellicot...toric_District

These photos are from 2 trips I took to Ellicott City, the first one in 2011 and the second one in 2013. The 2011 trip took place on a rainy day, and the 2013 trip had much better weather.

Main Street, looking uphill from the Patapsco River

Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr


Ellicott City Map by jmd41280, on Flickr

The Firehouse Museum

Firehouse Museum by jmd41280, on Flickr

Eastern entrance to Historic District

Ellicott City Historic District (2) by jmd41280, on Flickr


Ellicott's Mills by jmd41280, on Flickr

Shops on Main Street

Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

Main Street

Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr


Descending Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

The historic district is situated in a narrow valley formed by the confluence of the Patapsco and Tiber Rivers. That being said, many of the historic buildings on Main St. are built into the cliffsides.

Cliffside by jmd41280, on Flickr


Tea on the Tiber - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr


Uphill on Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr


Under the Bridge - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

8000 Main Street

8000 Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr


Ellicott City eastern entrance by jmd41280, on Flickr

Patapsco River, looking downstream

Patapsco River - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

Flood gauge located at the B&O Viaduct. The Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972 crested near the top of the viaduct.

Historic Flood Stages - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

The former opera house

Former Opera House - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

Historic B&O Railroad Station

Historic B&O Station - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

Main Street

Main Street - Ellicott City, MD by jmd41280, on Flickr

[dc_denizen]

Beautiful, looks a bit like Harpers Ferry.

[Ex-Ithacan]

Great small town. Thanks for the pics.

[Chef]

This looks like a cool town. I wish more of 19th century America still existed, we were so much better at building cities and towns back then.

[Danny]

Nice town and nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Above all, I like the natural scenery around Ellicott City and the historic houses.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

[photoLith]

I love that town was there for just a couple hours a few months ago but it's incredibly well preserved. It reminds me of eureka springs, Arkansas.

[atlantaguy]

My favorite part of metro Balmawr.

Thanks for sharing, jmd41280!

[Shawn]

Those are fantastic pics!

Maryland seems like my kind of state. Lots of really cool, well-preserved, small mill cities. Reminds me of Mass.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.

[jmd41280]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. It's pretty amazing that such a nice well-preserved area lies just outside the suburban sprawl of the Baltimore National Pike corridor.

[ColDayMan]

It's a great little city.

[hauntedheadnc]

Reminds me of a town from an old-school rpg. Anybody else having flashbacks to Final Fantasy 6, looking at some of these pictures?

[papilgee4evaeva]

Part of me wishes I had driven through here more times. I only did so once.

Fun fact: Ellicott City used to have its own town charter, but for some reason it disincorporated and is now a CDP.